Best fly trap

Place your fly trap in a sunny, but protected spot out of the wind.

After winter/early spring when the warm sun comes out so too do the flies.There is one thing you can do to slow them down & help reduce there numbers. Grab an old cordial bottle or juice bottle put two or three holes the size of a pen in the neck of the bottle.Take off the lid and pour the juice of a slater trap in,block your nose because it "STINKS".Half fill the bottle with water and hang it up, away from the house.After a few days, shake it or give it a whack with a stick to reactivate it.GREAT FOR BBQ'S

A simple fruit fly trap

This is a simple fruit fly trap that doesn't take much to set up.First grab a jar(glass preferred) a thin bit of wire ,put two or three holes about the size of a pen in the lid.Mix up two teaspoons of vinegar & one of honey,then mix them with half a cup of warm water.Tie the wire around the top of the jar & suspend it in the tree.Place two or three jars in the garden.

Slater,Snail & Slug trap

Next time you have your young seedlings eaten off at there base by a Slater don't get angry get even. Go to the fridge and get some plain yogurt/sour cream (an out of date one in a container is great).Dig a hole in the garden were you are going to plant your seedlings and put the container in the hole (to soil level).Half fill the container with hot water and sit back and over the next couple of days the slaters are attracted by the cultures in the yogurt/sour cream were they fall in the container and drown.If you have a dog, it might be attracted by the brew so just put some chook wire over the top to keep them out, because it can stink if they get to it but is harmless if they do.

How to control Slaters & Snails in your garden

This is the method we have used for years,it helps protect young seedlings by controlling numbers.